How to pronounce Kata-kat

Kata-kat is written کٹاکٹ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kəʈɑː kəʈ/. In plain English letters that is ka-TAH-kat, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kata-kat?

Kata-kat is a street food of Pakistan. Where it comes from: Sindh. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner and late at night. Its main ingredients are offal and lamb. It tastes spicy, savory and rich.

Where Kata-kat comes from

Kata-kat is one of 15 signature dishes of Pakistan on this map. See all dishes from Karachi.

• Nihari نہاری · Main dish · Karachi (from Old Delhi)

  Nihari is a stew of beef or mutton shank cooked slowly overnight with bone marrow and a spice mix, then thickened with flour into a rich, dark gravy.

• Sindhi biryani سندھی بریانی · Rice dish · Sindh

  Biryani, rice layered with meat and spices and steamed together, came to South Asia with Persian and Mughal influences.

• Bun kebab بن کباب · Street food · Sindh

  A bun kebab is a soft bun filled with a fried patty of lentils, meat or both, often dipped in egg, with chutney, onions and other toppings; it is also called anda shami or "anday wala burger", the egg burger.

• Karachi halwa کراچی حلوہ · Dessert · Sindh

  Karachi halwa is a chewy, glossy, translucent sweet of cornflour, sugar, ghee and water flavoured with cardamom and melon seeds and sometimes almonds, usually coloured bright orange, green or yellow.

• Sai bhaji سائي ڀاڄي · Main dish · Sindh

  Sai bhaji is a Sindhi vegetarian curry of lentils, spinach and other greens and vegetables, finished with a tarka of tomatoes, onions and garlic.

• Thadal ٺاڌل · Drink · Sindh

  Thadal is a sweet, cooling drink of Sindh.

Food of Pakistan

Dishes like Kata-kat in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Kata-kat:

• Ciğer kebabı · Street food · Diyarbakır, Türkiye

  Ciğer kebabı is liver kebab: pieces of lamb liver, with small pieces of tail fat between them, grilled on skewers over charcoal.

• Samsa somsa · Street food · Samarkand, Uzbekistan

  Samsa is a pastry filled with lamb and onion, often with fatty tail fat, baked against the walls of a tandir clay oven until the crust is crisp and the inside juicy.

• Khuushuur хуушуур · Street food · Naadam fairgrounds, Mongolia

  Khuushuur are flat, half-moon pastries of wheat dough filled with minced mutton, onion and salt, and fried in oil until crisp.

• Sate Padang · Street food · West Sumatra, Indonesia

  Sate Padang is the satay of the Minangkabau of West Sumatra: small cubes of beef, tongue or offal grilled on skewers and smothered in a thick, spicy sauce.